Chapter 314: Young and Didn't Fail

I'm J.A. Adander, and I'm a basketball columnist for the Los Angeles Times. I got home, ignoring my physical exhaustion, and sat down at my workbench because Game 7 between the Rockets and the Trail Blazers had just ended, the most classic playoff game of the decade, and it was enough for me to forget about fatigue and write my feature.

It's so enjoyable, I haven't seen a game like this for a long time, and when I was excitedly writing a feature report on this series, I was upset by the ringing of the phone, and I picked up the phone in some annoyance and said loudly: "Whoever you are, if you can't give a reason that satisfies me, you're dead." ”

"JA, what's wrong with you kid, you're out of love or infected with AIDS, so angry." I knew who it was as soon as I heard it, Mark? Stan, the bitch, who had just joined esPn as a sports writer, was a little helpless and said, "Okay man, what the hell are you going on, you know, I'm writing a feature now, and if there's nothing going on, I don't have much time to talk to you." ”

"Okay, actually, I'm also writing a feature, I just want to hear your opinion." Listened to Mark? Stan's words, I not only slandered, what do I mean, asked my opinion, and then you wrote it on the topic, am I that stupid.

After thinking about it for a while, I said directly: "Okay, Mark, my opinions are all in my topic, you will know when you read it tomorrow, there is nothing to hang up the phone." I didn't pay attention to the reaction on the other side of the phone, I just hung up the phone, then directly unplugged the phone line, returned to my workbench, and continued the topic I hadn't finished writing in front of the computer.

It's a little difficult to catch up with the interrupted train of thought, and I can only recall the classic seven big battles between the Rockets and the Trail Blazers. Lighting a cigarette, I leaned back in my chair, and in a trance, I was once again in the Rocket-Trail Blazers series.

What day did the first game of this series start, well, I can't remember a little, I just remember that day when I was going to Houston, because of a plane failure, when I appeared at the Sky Arena, the home of the Rockets, the first quarter of the game between the two sides was over, and I could only pant and find my place, a very hot hot girl next to me, with an extremely hot body, a goose yellow T-shirt and light blue jeans, outlining the blood-spurting curves, a beautiful face, a long chestnut hair, With pale blue eyes, fair skin, and a charming smile, I was almost melted at the first glance.

At that time, I thought, this is simply a gift from God, if anyone can be this girl's boyfriend, he will definitely see God a few years earlier, this is definitely a grace between the bed and the ground, and it is okay to live a few years less.

Just as I was getting ready to tie up, the second quarter of the game between the Rockets and the Trail Blazers began, and I had a hard time choosing between bread and beauty, knowing that if you don't have bread, what beauty can be with you.

When I held back the heat of my heart and put my attention on the field, I was immediately drawn to it because I saw two teams with a future fighting on the field.

As my attention was drawn to the court, I could barely believe that all I was watching was a Western Conference semifinal. God, why did two teams that were capable of winning the championship start to fight at this time, I really don't know why.

Several young players from both teams have shown their unrivalled ability and potential.

And in my eyes today, the best monetization is the big man of the Rockets, he is like Optimus Prime in the Transformers today, he almost dominates the interior line of both sides today, I don't know what to use to describe him, this kid has the potential to become the top star in the league, as long as he can make his body and strength more suitable for the nBA game.

Oh my God, what did I see, that boy playing a little trick in front of the 'Roof of the World' and passing the ball to Ray behind his back? Alan.

And then, Ray? Aaron's wonderful buckle, how did that kid do it, his eye saw thunder? Allen appeared in that position, with a human-like basketball smell.

However, the Trail Blazers were not to be outdone and began to counterattack, the high student known as Little O'Neal, today's performance was very dazzling, many times using his skills and shooting to create killing opportunities on the inside of the Rockets, and the defense of the national kid is still a little immature, in the face of the Trail Blazers' changing interior tactics and positioning, some can't cope.

The young people of both teams are showing their ability, the national boy is o years old, and the little O'Neill is old, and I seem to see that they are the best inside line in the next o years, showing us their ability.

Can he have such potential, one of the few in the league, and his teammate Kai? Garnett is such a figure, he is not very old, but he already has two championship rings in his hand, and he can already prove that he is the best, and the opposite Rashid? Wallace, although he has a thin temper, you can't help but admit that he will be one of Garnett's strongest opponents, and the Spurs are always a cool kid, and the Kings are also on the road to revival, and their core Chris? Webb is the same kind of person, and from this day onwards, these two people will be added to their names.

I've never been so excited as I was today, there were so many surprises with these two teams in front of me, these two teams were shining like two gold mines.

I don't know how long my excitement lasted, but what I did know was that when I woke up, the game between the Rockets and the Trail Blazers was over.

I looked at the huge score of the court with some blankness, when the game was over, the Rockets 96:9o, defeated the opponent, looking at the Rockets fans who had begun to leave, I couldn't help but look back at the beauty next to me.

As I expected, the beauty is gone, hey, I don't know when I will be able to see it again, and after thinking about it, I immediately packed up my things and walked directly to the press room.

I knew that the press conference between the two sides would not be anything to look at, and the two old foxes, Rudy and Dunleavy Sr., would not be able to report any accurate news.

The two sides complimented each other and appreciated each other, and there was nothing new at all, even if the two scolded their opponents in their hearts, on the surface, they were both gentlemen.

, I sighed again, and muttered in a low voice: "The rocket is really too powerful, but this year's Trailblazers have done a very good job, and it seems that the rocket is really not something anyone can deal with." ”

The cigarette in the hand has been extinguished, and the soot is flicked everywhere, but so what, isn't that what a man's room is? I'm trying to justify my laziness.

I don't know how long it took, the interrupted train of thought slowly connected, I picked up my coffee cup, poured myself a cup of strong Colombian coffee, I took a sip, the slightly bitter taste, hit my taste buds, let my somewhat drowsy brain, a little clear.

Taking advantage of this sobriety, I hurried back to my workbench, with my hands on the keyboard, tapping high, he wanted to finish his theme chapter as soon as possible.

At the sound of keyboard tapping, my memories went back to the third game between the Rockets and the Trail Blazers, the Rockets won the second away game on their home court, the Rockets continued to maintain a lot of pressure on the Trail Blazers, and only allowed the Trail Blazers to score 8o points in the whole game, and finally the Rockets defeated the Trail Blazers again 9:8O.

The Trail Blazers who returned to their home court are silently accumulating huge strength, and there is no doubt that the Rockets are strong, but the Trail Blazers players have not lost their confidence.

Old Dunleavy gave them tremendous confidence, Rashid? Wallace is not a good leader, but he is a good big brother, and all the young people in the team are his brothers, and the two big brother figures in the team, either for the ring or for the money, and the two of them are unanimously in favor of Rashid? Wallace.

When the third game started, Rashid? Wallace finally exploded, and when I looked at the 'Roaring Celestial' who scored 4 points in the game, I knew that this kid had found his target.

I'm familiar with Rashid but I don't want to go to him at this time, he needs to give himself time to digest the experience that this game has brought him, he needs time.

Looking at that stinky boy's beard, I thought it was very funny. It's not too old to pretend to be mature, like an old guy in his thirties, but it's still scary to yell at anyone like this.

oo:9

The Rockets were beaten by the Trail Blazers on the road, which is not an upset, because the whole league knows that the Trail Blazers have such quality, they have a group of quality young people, they have a good coach, they have a rich owner, and that is enough.

This group of players knows what they can do, and when they face the mighty Rockets, they don't back down at all, they know how strong their opponents are, but they use their own leaks to tell the Rockets that we are not objects that you can manipulate at will.

The fourth game of the game was still in Portland, and no one would have thought before the game that this game would be so miserable, when the game reached the 6th minute of the second quarter, Olajuwon who came on as a substitute was facing Ruben? When Patterson's violent dunk, there was no retreat, and the two collided most violently in the air.

The sound of the two colliding in the air was very dull, and the two fell down at the same time with a "bang", after Olajuwon landed, he covered his ribs with his hand and squatted directly on the floor, the Rockets players were a little surprised, but they quickly walked to their big brother's side.

I was a little far away from them, and I don't know how Olajuwon was, but I knew that Olajuwon must be very uncomfortable at this moment, because an 8-year-old man was hit like this by a young man in his O years, and everyone knows what the consequences are, and I later learned that Olajuwon broke a rib and had to rest for at least 4 months.

It seems that Olajuwon is saying goodbye to this playoffs, and hopefully it won't be his last playoffs, because the time to watch this old guy perform is getting less and less.

The game was paused for a few minutes, everyone watched Olajuwon be helped out of the field by everyone, wondering if he would be able to come back this time, many people were silently praying, and even the Trail Blazers fans were applauding the old guy.

When the two sides entered the game again, the competition between the two sides on the field had some bloody taste, and the departure of the team's big brother made the young people of the Rockets a little angry, although under the appeasement of Horry, there was no conflict, but the small actions in private were more ferocious than before.

But the Rockets players forgot that they were playing on the road today, although the referees did not dare to blatantly favor the Trail Blazers, but some of the home whistles still gave the Trail Blazers a big advantage, and when the game was over, the free throws of both teams were 7:9, and the Trail Blazers took advantage.

The Trail Blazers relied on their home-court advantage to defeat the Rockets again 9:88, and the Trail Blazers narrowly defeated their opponents by 5 points. Once again, the two sides stood on the same starting line.

Looking at the coffee that was already empty, I finally couldn't hold it anymore, but I had to turn in the manuscript tomorrow morning, and I had to make it, so I got up and made myself another cup of coffee, this time without sugar, just some milk.

Drinking the smooth and bitter coffee, my nerves seemed to get excited all at once.

The fifth game between the two sides is still in Portland, and this battle of Tianwang Mountain can be said to be crucial, and whoever can win will be able to control his future.

As soon as the game started, the game between the two sides immediately became white-hot, and both sides were defending their baskets, and everyone knew that it was already a battle of life and death.

When it comes to defense, the Rockets' interior defense is still better than that of the Trail Blazers, because Big Ben and Garnett can be said to be genius defenders. Jackson's defensive ability is good, the defense of the four people against the Rockets basket is ironclad, and the Trail Blazers are worse in defense, Sabonis has bad legs and feet, slow movement, O'Neal Jr. still can't withstand the impact of the opponent in terms of experience and strength, Cato is good in defense, but there are still big problems in introverted defense.

And finally Rashid? Wallace, he can be said to be the most powerful defensive player on the Trail Blazers' interior line, if it weren't for his active complement and help defense, it is estimated that the Trail Blazers' interior line would have been penetrated long ago.

Today's Rockets didn't give the national boy too much playing time, because in this big battle between the two sides to fight for defense, the national boy's immature defensive experience couldn't give the Rockets much help.

The situation on the field is extremely silent, I don't know how to describe it, the two sides keep striking iron, striking iron, and striking iron, could it be said that both sides used to be blacksmiths.

When the game between the two sides entered the final quarter, the Trail Blazers made a very bold adjustment, the Trail Blazers' outside defensive core Pippen was replaced, and Rashad ? Lewis, a high school student, is on the field.

As a result, the burden of the Trail Blazers' outside defense completely fell on Ruben? Patterson's body, after Pippen was off, Mike? Bibby became the playmaker on the field.

The flick of a butterfly's wings in South America can cause a huge typhoon in the Pacific Ocean, and this sentence is very apt here, Rassad? After Lewis appeared on the stage, he behaved like a killer, cold and elegant.

In Mike? Under Bibby's instigation, the Trail Blazers exploded with huge combat power in the final quarter, and it seemed that everyone turned into god pitchers in the final quarter of the game, and the most accurate one was that high student.

Under the watchful eye of everyone in the rocket, Rassad? Lewis still made five three-pointers in the final quarter of the game, and with his grace and ruthlessness, the Trail Blazers won the Battle of Kings Mountain on their home court.

Suffering from the constant sleepiness, I had to pour myself a large cup of coffee and light a cigarette again. However, this is already the last one, and if I can't finish it, I'll have to give myself a shot.

The Rockets, who returned to their home court, completely exploded in Game 6, and the whole team, led by Garnett, completely shattered the dream of the Trail Blazers to end the series in six games.

Garnett scored 7 points but he grabbed an amazing rebound, he was like a giant rebounding monster, constantly jumping up in the crowd, grabbing the rebounds in his hands again and again.

Big Ben also grabbed 7 rebounds in this game, and he and Garnett both grabbed 4o rebounds, and the huge advantage in rebounding allowed the rest of the game to start an unbridled offense, and the two Europeans of the Rockets showed their fangs to the people.

The two combined to score 57 points in this game, and the Rockets scored only 94 points in this game. People were stunned, and the Trail Blazers players could only watch as the two Europeans turned into Jordan and kept slashing points on their heads.

94:85

The Rockets left the Trail Blazers players to play with them in the final game.

I don't know how to describe what the last game between the two sides was like, I just remembered that this game was a wonderful Hollywood blockbuster, and all the elements were not lacking, blood, leaks, lore, and being lore.

When at the end I just remembered one sentence, Ben of Team Rocket? Wallace's words after the game: "Rebundingisntbuttesizefyurbdy, itsbuttesizefyurert." "Rebounding doesn't depend on your body, it depends on your heart.

The most crucial rebound in the final moment, the Rockets narrowly beat the opponent in the last second.

By the time I typed the last letter, I couldn't hold on anymore, and after giving the email to the editor, I couldn't get out of bed, and I slept for four hours.

When my colleagues contacted me n times but couldn't find me, they had to come to my house with the police, and when I opened the door with sleepy eyes, I was slammed in the face with a copy of the Los Angeles Times.

And the title on the front page of the sports section is officially my article "There is no defeat in youth, victory depends on your heart".